Clothes-drainer.



w. MUDONALD.

ULOTHES DBAINEB; APPLIOATION FILED 111111.28, 1910.

Patented 15111111910.

UNITED STATES ingerir OFFICE.

WILLIAM MGDONALD, OF CAMERON, WISCONSIN.

CLOTHES-DRAINER.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM MCDONALD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cameron, in the county of Barron, State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Draners; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to clothes draining devices of that general classdesigned to be lowered to the bottom of the boiler while the clothes arebeing boiled and to be supported in an elevated position upon the boilerafter the clothes have been boiled.

The object of this invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be raised to its elevated position without probing among theclothes to locate the handles.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may befolded compactly upon the bottom of the boiler when not in use.

The novelty of this invention resides in the construction of the jointedsides of the drainer, which construction will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1is a perspective View of a drainer constructed in accordance with myinvention showing the boiler in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view through a boiler and drainer, the latter being shown inVelevated position. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through a boilerand drainer showing the drainer in lowered position.

Like characters of reference designate `similar parts in the viewsshown.

The drainer comprising the subject matter of this invention consists ofan oval bottom section 10 designed to rest upon the bottom of a boiler,and oppositely disposed jointed side sections 11 and 12 designed toengage the sides of the boiler and extend upwardly to the rim of thesame as shown. The bottom section is formed preferably of wire mesh, asimple method of forming the bottom being to bend a single length ofwire 13 into an oval of suiiicient size to snugly fit within the boilerand to arrange a plurality of parallel wires 14 transversely across theoval the terminals of the wires being twisted upon the sides of the ovalto permanently se- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 28, 1910.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Serial No. 551,945.

cure the wires in position. The side sections are likewise formed ofwire mesh and since each is a counterpart of the other it is deemedsufficient to minutely describe but one of the sides. The side 11 iscomposed of upper and lower frames 15 and 1G pivotally connectedtogether at their meeting edges, the lower frame 1G being also pivotallyconnected to the sides of the oval bot torn section. The lower frame issullcient in length to extend along the side of the boiler to the curvedends of the boiler and is preferably formed by bending a length of wire17 U shaped and forming eyes on the terminals of this wire to looselyengage the sides of the oval wire 13. A plurality of parallel wires 1Sare arranged parallel with the legs of the U shaped wire 17 and areprovided at their opposite ends with eyes that loosely engage the Ushaped wire and side of the oval wire 13. The upper frame is less inlength than the lower frame and is preferably formed by bending a singlelength of wire 19 U shaped and forming eyes on the terminals of thiswire to engage the wire 17 of the lower frame. A plurality of wires 20are arranged parallel with the legs of this upper frame and are providedat their opposite ends with eyes that loosely engage the U shaped wiresof the upper and lower frames. A handle 20 formed from a single lengthof wire is arranged upon the U shaped wire of the top frame, this handlebeing provided at its opposite ends with eyes that tightly engage saidwire. It is now clear that the lower frame of each side section ispivotally connected to the oval bottom section and to the upper frame,and that the handle is pivotally connected to the upper frame. A pair ofhooks 21 is secured to the U shaped wire of the lower frame of each sidesection and have their bills projecting outwardly from the verticalplanes of the sections so as to readily e11- gage the rim of the boilerwhen the drainer is raised to its elevated position.

The operation of the device is as follows: The operator grasps thehandles thereby causing the upper and lower frames of each side sectionto fall into alinement. In this position of the parts the drainer may beeasily lowered into the boiler unt-il the oval bottom section engagesthe bottom of the boiler. The pivoted handles are now rocked outwardlyso as to engage the rim-of the boiler, the clothes to be boiled placedwithin the boiler in the ordinary manner. After the boileil has beenfilled with the clothes the handles are rocked inward and the cover ofthe boiler put on. Vhen the clothes have been boiled a suflicient lengthof time the cover is removed and with a rod or similar tool the handlesare rocked upward to the Vposition shown in Fig. 1. The operator ynowgrasps the handles and lifts the drainer from the bottom of the boileruntil the hooks carried by the lower frames of the side section engagethe rim of the boiler. In this position of the parts the clothescontained within the drainer will be raised above the surface of thewater in the boiler so that the clothes will be drained without removalfrom the boiler. When the Vdevice is notl in use the jointed sidesections may be folded upon themselves and both sides folded upon theoval bottom section. The device is thus folded coinpactly upon thebottom of the boiler and may easily be raised to operative position whendesired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it is thought that the construction and operation of myinvention will be easily understood without a more extended explanation,

reticulated frame pivotally connected to gether at their meeting, hookscarried by said side sections, and handles carried by said side sectionsabove the hooks.

2. A clothes drainer consisting of a reticulated bottom section,foldable reticulated side sections collapsible upon said bottom section,hooks carried by said side sections adapted to engage the rim of aboiler, kand handles pivotally connected to said side sections andengageable with the rim of said boiler whereby to maintain the sidesections in upright position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM MODONALD. Y lVitnesses f f C. H. MUsnUs, INGRAL EGSTAD.

